Chapter 662: Raytheon's Exoskeleton

The red carpet suspended in the air walked around in front of the officials lined up.

Lu Zhenguo, Chu Chunhui, Qingzhong Yang and others stood around, surrounded by the gray-haired Ding Guocheng, and introduced the officials waiting in line for him.

Every time someone was introduced, Ding Guocheng stretched out his hand to shake hands with them. This was a fixed process. At the end of the day, sometimes he had to shake hands with hundreds of people, and his palms were so sore that he couldn’t even hold a pen.

The officials in front were also very knowledgeable, they all knew the pain of shaking hands, they gave it a light touch and then let go.

When it came to business representatives from all walks of life, it was the first time for some of them to see such a heavyweight, so they were inevitably a little excited and overpowered.

Ding Guocheng was also considerate of these people, he gave a few words of encouragement, and smiled, and it was not at all obvious that his hands were actually sore.

At this time, Lu Zhenguo quickly winked and reminded them not to waste time.

Nan Ming stood beside him bored, the phone beeped, and then he reached out to touch the phone, Qingzhong Yang was speechless, wishing to take Nan Ming's phone away.

This brat is too ignorant of seriousness.

You brat, do you know how difficult it is to invite Ding Guocheng to inspect it?

If Qingzhong Yang didn't feel that he had inherited too many benefits from Nan Ming and could not repay him, he would not have tried his best to invite Ding Guocheng to come.

In fact, Ding Guocheng seldom went to inspect some places, because he was overworked when he was young and suffered from long-term leg pain. For him, the soreness of shaking hands is actually not a big deal. The key is walking. They all hurt badly.

But today, Ding Guocheng experienced a feeling of comfort that he had never had before.

In the blink of an eye, the team was halfway through, but he still didn't feel any pain in his knee.

It was the first time in his life that he had such a comfortable inspection.

The carpet under his feet is stable and at a constant speed. Standing on the carpet, the officials will pass in front of him as if they are watching flowers. In the blink of an eye, it seems that the officials in front of him have become goods on the assembly line, and he himself has become Quality inspectors, check that these officers are qualified.

This idea made Ding Guocheng dumbfounded.

He subconsciously stomped his feet lightly, and the carpet under his feet remained motionless. Ding Guocheng couldn't help being speechless: "This thing is really suspended? How can it be so stable?"

Nan Ming was standing aside and fiddling with his mobile phone, when he heard the words, he said casually, "This is determined by the nature of superconductors."

Wang Ziyang once demonstrated the quantum levitation of superconductors at the Materials Science Conference. The complete diamagnetism of superconductors and the quantum tunneling effect determine that when a superconductor is placed above a sufficiently strong magnetic field, it will be locked in a space in the air. position, or slide on a fixed track.

And changing the direction, strength, and shape of the magnetic field can control it to move in a fixed direction, up, down, left, right, front, back, and back.

Under the Lanshen Shipyard, metal hydrogen cables in the shape of a grid are buried. As long as the electrification of different wires is changed, this floating carpet can be suspended at will.

Ding Guocheng didn't understand its principle, but he clearly felt its convenience, and asked several questions in a row. When he heard that the carpet was full of metal hydrogen, and the theoretical falsification would cost tens of millions of pieces, he was speechless. up.

"Of course, it's just a theoretical falsification. The added value of metal hydrogen is relatively high now. If it's the cost price, it's much lower." Nan Ming explained.

Speaking of metal hydrogen, it happened that the carpet had already flown to the side of several masters of Lanshen Technology. Nan Ming introduced: "This is Wang Ziyang, the design director of our Lanshen Technology, and the developer of metal hydrogen synthetic technology."

Ding Guocheng shook hands with Prince Yang deeply, encouraged him, and said: "With metal hydrogen, our country's national defense will go to a higher level. This is a great thing that benefits the country and the people. "

After encouraging Prince Yang, Ding Guocheng asked Nan Ming with a smile: "I saw you looking at your phone just now, is there anything urgent to deal with?"

"It's nothing." Nan Ming smiled, "I just received news that the powered exoskeleton XOS3 system developed by Raytheon has passed the acceptance of the U.S. Department of Defense and will be officially installed in several elite U.S. troops."

"Ah?" Upon hearing the news, Ding Guocheng hadn't said anything yet, but Qingzhong Yang said in surprise, "Really?"

"The news I just received should be correct." Nan Ming said.

This news was actually sent to Nan Ming by Qing Zhongtang. Since he would send it to Nan Ming, it means that the news will not go wrong.

"Powered exoskeleton? Do other companies have powered exoskeletons that can be installed?" Ding Guocheng asked in surprise.

To be honest, Nan Ming was quite surprised by this news, but after thinking about it carefully, it was expected.

The powered exoskeleton of Lanshen Technology has been on the market for less than half a year. Although most of the powered exoskeletons are supplied internally and not many have flowed out, there are still about dozens of them that have flowed out to all parts of the world through various channels.

In fact, most of the buyers of these powered exoskeletons are various manufacturers. After getting the powered exoskeleton of Lanshen Technology, they immediately started reverse engineering.

Before Lanshen Technology released the powered exoskeleton, many companies were actually researching powered exoskeletons, but none of the powered exoskeletons was officially commercialized, and they were still in the experimental or small-scale testing stage.

Raytheon's powered exoskeleton XOS2 is one of the most mature solutions. This powered exoskeleton can easily lift two hundred pounds, but it feels like lifting ten pounds. It was listed as one of the top fifty inventions in 2010.

However, a major flaw of XOS2 is that it itself consumes a lot of power and can only be powered by an external power supply, not batteries.

After Lazy Technology released the powered exoskeleton, Raytheon's next-generation XOS3 obviously accelerated its progress. At this time, it passed the test and began to be installed on a small scale.

"According to the information I got, Raytheon's XOS3 can already reach 80% of the performance of our company's first-generation powered exoskeleton. The only problem is that the weight of XOS3 is three times that of Lazy God's powered exoskeleton." Nan Ming road.

Being able to obtain such accurate data, it seems that Qing Zhongtang has put in a lot of effort. Obviously, because this matter involves the interests of Nanming and Lanshen Technology, he is particularly concerned.

"Raytheon, this is a big company. This is not good news for Lanshen Technology." Ding Guocheng said, Raytheon is the sixth largest arms company in the world and one of the largest military contractors in the United States. Qiangzhongjing is the last one, with annual sales of 23 billion U.S. dollars. It is an important behemoth. Raytheon's powered exoskeleton will be launched soon, which may have a great impact on Lanshen Technology.

What Ding Guocheng knows most about Lanshen Technology is the powered exoskeleton, which is the pillar industry of Lanshen Technology.

"I'm afraid that in this way, the powered exoskeleton market will be reshuffled." Ding Guocheng said, and then he looked at Nan Ming, not sure if it was a school test, or curious, "What is Mr. Nan planning to do?"

Nan Ming pursed his lips and smiled, "I wonder if you are interested in visiting our powered exoskeleton manufacturing process?"

...

In Waltham, Massachusetts, USA, a soldier sprints through an obstacle course at Raytheon's First Research Institute.

He carried a 91-kilogram salute on his body, and quickly advanced through various obstacles and complex terrain.

On his body is a set of huge and slightly bulky powered exoskeleton. This is Raytheon's XOS3 powered exoskeleton system, also known as "Earth Warrior".

Several researchers responsible for developing XOS3 stared nervously at the data on the nearby screen.

So far, the Land Warrior system is operating normally, several main motors are working normally, the power supply load is very balanced, and the new battery pack is very stable, and can continuously output energy for tens of minutes and run for tens of kilometers.

Once the power of the powered exoskeleton is low, as long as a brick-sized battery expansion pack is replaced in time, the battery life can be temporarily increased by 20 kilometers.

The officials of the Ministry of National Defense nearby watched the land warriors attack in various terrains, whether it was wading or desert, showing their strong adaptability and reliability. They were very satisfied and nodded repeatedly.

Seeing their expressions, the development team is even happier.

Although it has passed the inspection and acceptance, how much the US military wants to purchase and in what form determines their bonus.

This system can be said to be exhausting. After it was developed, the entire team lost several laps.

But the rewards are huge. If a large order of hundreds of millions of dollars is negotiated, the project leader's bonus of hundreds of thousands of dollars, and the bonus of tens of thousands of dollars for each team member are enough for them to arrange a luxurious trip, or in the Bought a lake house in the suburbs.

Seeing the excellent performance and various statistics of the Land Warriors, Colonel Keller of the Ministry of National Defense nodded repeatedly: "Great, with the Land Warriors, we can train a fully mechanized army. I heard that China already has A mature combat team, we are far behind in this regard.”

A female lieutenant colonel next to her also nodded and said: "Although we also purchased powered exoskeletons from Lanshen Technology, the production speed of Lanshen Technology is really too slow, and it may take half a year to arrive. If it is mass-produced, what is the output? Can it be assembled quickly?"

"You can rest assured that Raytheon is a mature large-scale defense technology company. Its foundry has the ability to produce thousands of powered exoskeletons per month, which can definitely meet the needs of the Ministry of Defense." The team leader quickly said, "If you need If we do this, we will be able to deliver 200 powered exoskeletons before next month."

"Great!" Colonel Keller was very happy when he heard that.

Colonel Keller is happy, and the Raytheon staff are naturally happier. Colonel Keller has a lot of power and has the right to speak on procurement issues. If he wants to, he can increase the order amount.

"I don't know how much difference is there in performance between Raytheon's Land Warrior and Lanshen Technology's powered exoskeleton?" The team leader was happy when the female lieutenant colonel next to him suddenly asked an uncomfortable question.

"This..." The person in charge carefully considered the words, and said: "The performance of the powered exoskeleton of Lanshen Technology is about 120% of that of the Earth Warrior..."

The person in charge quietly erased a fraction, and then said: "However, Lanshen Technology is a small company after all, because they have insufficient production capacity, so they can only take the route of high price and low quantity. Shen Technology is slightly inferior, but it also has its own unique advantages in many aspects. For example, in terms of firmness and defense capabilities, it exceeds the powered exoskeleton of Lan Shen Technology. In addition, we also have an advantage that Lan Shen Technology can never match. It is because the production quantity is larger, so the cost is lower, and if the purchase quantity is sufficient, we can completely lower the price to only half of Lanshen Technology!"

Half the price, 80% performance, this kind of product usually has a comment called "high cost performance".

Then the person in charge began to brag again: "The Land Warrior has an advantage that other powered exoskeletons can't match, that is, the universal interface with high compatibility. The Land Warrior can mount many weapons produced by Raytheon, completely eliminating In addition, the powered exoskeleton independently developed the LIXY energy system, which can replace the energy pack without shutting down the machine. If the supply is sufficient, it can last for more than ten hours without interruption.”

He paused, and said: "To put it bluntly, although Lazy God Technology entered the market earlier, this market is destined to belong to our Raytheon Company. It is low-cost, scalable, easy to form battle clusters, and easy to maintain. The land warrior It was born for the battlefield, and compared with our land warriors, the powered exoskeleton of Lanshen Technology is a complete layman!"

Listening to the abbreviations of all kinds of high schools, the female lieutenant colonel seemed quite satisfied, nodded again and again, and said: "You are right, insufficient production capacity and high cost are the biggest disadvantages of Lanshen Technology. It seems that less than a thousand powered exoskeletons have been produced, and most of them are left in China. This market is still a blue ocean, and Raytheon will have a lot to do in this market.”

The person in charge nodded again and again. This female lieutenant colonel actually has a lot of connections with Raytheon Company, and she was a little flattered at this time.

While the two were talking, Colonel Keller asked a question and said: "I remember that when I came last time, the Earth Warriors were still facing the problem of insufficient energy and could not be separated from the external power supply. How did you solve this problem? "

"Uh..." Hearing this question, the person in charge of Raytheon showed embarrassment, and said vaguely: "We used a battery pack with stronger performance..."

"What kind of battery pack? Is it reliable?" Colonel Keller asked. For military products, reliability is the most important thing.

"Reliable, of course...reliable." The person in charge said.

"Can I have a look?" Colonel Keller asked.

The person in charge faltered, and Colonel Keller was always vigorous and decisive. He glanced and saw a battery pack next to him. He reached out to pick it up and took a look.

In an unobtrusive corner, he saw a line of writing, a line of Chinese characters.

"Nanxia battery manufacturing."